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    Herpes Vaccine Underutilized

    Recently, the United States Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices officially recommended that adults older than 60 years of age should be immunized against the herpes zoster virus (Varicella Zoster). This vaccine is called Zostavax and is made by Merck. The vaccine is not meant to prevent the initial infection by this virus which causes... Read moreChevron
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    Nerve Pain: Postherpatic Neuralgia

    Anyone had chickenpox? If so, then you are at risk for postherpatic neuralgia, a common cause of chronic nerve pain. Follow this timeline. First as a child, you develop chickenpox caused by the Varicella Zoster virus. Then this sinister virus goes dormant in the nervous system. For years, it waits for an opportune time, when the immune system is... Read moreChevron
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